An update on discourse functions and syntactic complexity in synchronous and asynchronous communication

Susana M. Sotillo

An update on discourse functions and syntactic complexity in synchronous and asynchronous communication

Susana M. Sotillo

Linguistics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and syntactic complexity as well as recent investigations that focus on interaction and measures of syntactic and lexical complexity in learners' output in traditional classrooms and computer-mediated environments. Recent studies emphasize the need for better measures that capture lexical and syntactic complexity as these relate to learners' development of academic writing, conversational competence, and pragmatic competence in digitally-mediated environments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-171
Number of pages	6
Journal	Language Learning and Technology
Volume	20
Issue number	2
State	Published - 2016

Keywords

Computer-mediated communication
Research methods
Vocabulary
Writing

Cite this

@article{43766281e29442138245ee745ce82815,

title = "An update on discourse functions and syntactic complexity in synchronous and asynchronous communication",

abstract = "The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and syntactic complexity as well as recent investigations that focus on interaction and measures of syntactic and lexical complexity in learners' output in traditional classrooms and computer-mediated environments. Recent studies emphasize the need for better measures that capture lexical and syntactic complexity as these relate to learners' development of academic writing, conversational competence, and pragmatic competence in digitally-mediated environments.",

keywords = "Computer-mediated communication, Research methods, Vocabulary, Writing",

author = "Sotillo, \{Susana M.\}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, Susana M. Sotillo.",

year = "2016",

language = "English",

volume = "20",

pages = "166--171",

journal = "Language Learning and Technology",

issn = "1094-3501",

publisher = "National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC)",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - An update on discourse functions and syntactic complexity in synchronous and asynchronous communication

AU - Sotillo, Susana M.

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and syntactic complexity as well as recent investigations that focus on interaction and measures of syntactic and lexical complexity in learners' output in traditional classrooms and computer-mediated environments. Recent studies emphasize the need for better measures that capture lexical and syntactic complexity as these relate to learners' development of academic writing, conversational competence, and pragmatic competence in digitally-mediated environments.

AB - The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and syntactic complexity as well as recent investigations that focus on interaction and measures of syntactic and lexical complexity in learners' output in traditional classrooms and computer-mediated environments. Recent studies emphasize the need for better measures that capture lexical and syntactic complexity as these relate to learners' development of academic writing, conversational competence, and pragmatic competence in digitally-mediated environments.

KW - Computer-mediated communication

KW - Research methods

KW - Vocabulary

KW - Writing

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84994667182

M3 - Comment/debate

AN - SCOPUS:84994667182

SN - 1094-3501

VL - 20

SP - 166

EP - 171

JO - Language Learning and Technology

JF - Language Learning and Technology

IS - 2

ER -

An update on discourse functions and syntactic complexity in synchronous and asynchronous communication

Abstract

Keywords

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this